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Unit 3A: Basics of Life - Macromolecules Flashcards

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1
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What genetic information makes up nucleic acids?

A

DNA and RNA

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2
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What carries energy in nucleic acids?

A

ATP

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3
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What are the monomers in nucleic acids?

A

Nucleotides

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4
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How do lipids react to water?

A

They are hydrophobic

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5
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What type of energy storage do lipids help with?

A

Long term energy storage

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6
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What part of the cell are lipids in?

A

Cell membrane

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7
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What type of macromolecule is a steroid?

A

Lipids

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8
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What type of macromolecule is cholestorol?

A

Lipids

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9
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Are saturated or unsaturated fats more healthy?

A

Unsaturated fats are more healthy.

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10
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What is the monomer of lipids?

A

Glycerol and fatty acids

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11
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What is the monomer of proteins?

A

Amino acids

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12
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What is the polymer of proteins?

A

Polypeptide

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13
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What macromolecule are hormones?

A

Proteins

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14
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What macromolecule is enzymes?

A

Proteins

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15
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What macromolecule is melatin and keratin?

A

Proteins

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16
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What are the monosacharides of carbohydrates?

A

Glucose, fructose

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17
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What are the disaccharides of carbohydrates?

A

Sucrose, lactose

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18
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What are polysaccharides used for?

A

Energy storage

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19
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What are the energy storage polysaccharides in plants?

A

Starch

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20
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What are the energy storage polysaccharides in animals?

A

Glycogen

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21
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What are the structural polysaccharides in plants?

A

Cellulose

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22
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What are the structural polysaccharides in fungi?

A

Chitin

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23
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What are the structural polysaccharides in bacteria?

A

Peptidoglycan

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24
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Water molecules stick to other water molecules because

A

Hydrogen atoms of one water bond to oxygen of another water molecule

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25
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You add sugar to unsweet tea. Which is the solute and solvent?

A

Sugar is the solute; unsweet tea is the solvent

26
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What functional groups are CH3 and OH?

A

Hydroxyl and methyl

27
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Polar molecules have an ___________ charge.

A

uneven

28
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-OH

A

hydroxyl

29
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-CO

A

Carbonyl

30
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-COOH

A

Carboxyl

31
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-CH3

A

Methyl

32
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-OPO3

A

Phosphate

33
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-NH2

A

Amino

34
Q

What reaction assembles polymers?

A

Dehydration synthesis

35
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What reaction disassembles polymers?

A

Hydrolysis

36
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What is the polymer of monosaccharide?

A

Carbohydrate

37
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What is the polymer of glycerol and fatty acid?

A

Lipid

38
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What is the polymer of amino acids?

A

Protein

39
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What is the polymer of nucleotides?

A

Nucleic acids

40
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What are three functions of carbohydrates?

A

Store short term energy, support fungi and bacteria cell walls, and support plant cell walls.

41
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What macromolecule is an enzyme?

A

Protein

42
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What are three functions of nucleic acids?

A

Code for genes, store energy, help form proteins

43
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What are three functions of proteins?

A

Enzymes, contraction/movement, and transport

44
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A + B –> C + Water
What type of reaction is this?

A

Dehydration synthesis

45
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T/F: Phospholipids are important components of cell membranes

A

True

46
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T/F: Lipids store short-term energy

A

False

47
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T/F: Cholesterol is a type of lipid that is a component of steroid hormones

A

True

48
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T/F: Many lipids function as enzymes

A

False

49
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T/F: Fats are a form of lipid that function to store energy

A

True

50
Q

Hydrolysis reactions can be reversed by what reaction?

A

Dehydration synthesis

51
Q

You discover a sample that contains nitrogen. Which class of macromolecules could it be long to?

A

Protein, nucleic acid

52
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This macromolecule makes up steroid hormones:

A

Lipids

53
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This macromolecule provides short term energy storage:

A

Carbohydrates

54
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An example of a(n) monosaccharide:

A

Glucose

55
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An example of a(n) disaccharide:

A

sucrose

56
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An example of a(n) polysaccharide:

A

Cellulose, chitin, peptidoglycan

57
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An example of a(n) fat:

A

triglyceride, phospholipid

58
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An example of a(n) steroid:

A

cholesterol

59
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An example of a(n) protein:

A

serotonin

60
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An example of a(n) enzyme:

A

catalase

61
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An example of a(n) nucleic acid:

A

RNA

62
Q

The positively charged hydrogen ends of water are attracted to the _______________ charged oxygen ends.

A

negatively

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